Opening day on the ground w/pics

[Rob W.]

I started off the day worried about rain coming in but feeling pretty good about my chances.
 
 

This is the first year I'm going to go all ground hunting. Not carrying a treestand is nice but with an all day sit planned and rain in the forecast I think my pack was about as heavy as a stand.

[BowHunterGA]

Good luck to you Rob! Nice view!

[Rob W.]

with no deer in the morning hours I had a chance to take som pics.
 
 
 

[roundbal]

[Rob W.]

Took a break from the rain that finally came. This is an area I spent a bunch of time in as a kid. Nice dry spot to eat.
 
 

[kykiller]

Love the close up bow pic!  Looks like a calander pic.

[Rob W.]

I finally decided the rain wasen't going to stop and moved back toward the oak flat I hunted in the morning. There are some big beech in here as well. My bow is leaned up against this one.
 


As I got back up to the flat I caught movement up ahead. I could see a medium bodied deer with its head behind a tree in the spot I hunted earlier. I closed the distance a bit but as the deer moved I came to a knee near the first tree I could find. In a couple seconds the deer was at 15 yards broadside.
 

[ron w]

       

[TxAg]

yeah!

[Rob W.]

What I thought was a nice fat doe for my opening morning on the ground ended up being a cocky little 3 pointer. I have always said I'm a meat hunter but for some reason I hesitated. I don't know if it was the rain coming down or the first day of season but I drew and let him walk. Looking back I'm glad I did becuase soon after it was raining Forest Gump kinda rain.

All in all a pretty good opening day and the start to a promising year on the ground.


Rob  

[Eric Sprick]

[Bernie B.]

That's a really cool overhang!  Nice pictures!  Good luck with your season.  Today was the opener here in Iowa also.

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[Sirius Black]

I'm trying it from the ground this year too.

[Rob W.]

The pic of me drawing was actually earlier in the day testing out my camera mount. If there wasen't a steady light rain I planned on video taping.

[ron w]

Nice job with the story and the photos......  

[BUCKY]

What kind of seat you using?

[Rob W.]

Rancho Safari knee pads today. I split time between standing and knee pads. I sometime use a Torges seat or small swivel stool but feel like I'm kinda hanging out there in the wrong position.

[NoCams]

Rob,
Next time you are under that rock house you best be looking around for some flint points....  

[nampook93]

great job. awesome pics. best of luck to you this season.

[Billy]

Good stuff, right there !!

You gonna make it over to the SIDH camp site this week end..?